Vol. 2, No. 2, News-Bulletin of the University of Judaism, 1963

News- UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
Volume 2 Number 2 March 24, 1963
7200 Students
in Spring Term
More than 1200 students registered for the spring se-mester
at the University of Judaism, which opened on Feb-ruary
5.
Fifteen courses are being offer-ed
at the Graduate School, 30 in
the Hebrew Teacher's College and
College of Judaica, 30 in the
School of Fine Arts, and 50 in the
University Institute of Jewish
Studies and its branches through-out
the city. The 125 courses are
being taught by more than 70 in-structors.
Ten candidates for the Masters
degree and 15 candidates for thej
degree of Bachelor of Religious
Education, look forward to receiv-ing
their degrees at the com-mencement
exercises, which this
year will be held on June 5.
NEW BRANCH
A new branch of the University
Institute of Jewish Studies was
opened at the Valley Beth Shalom
Congregation at 15739 Ventura
Blvd., Encino, with a registration
of almost 100 students. In addi-tion
to courses in Hebrew, Bible
and Jewish History, the Valley
Beth Shalom Congregation is
sponsoring a series of 12 forums
featuring members of the faculty
of the University of Judaism.
The Whittier Jewish Community
Center at 14564 E. Hawes, Monte-bello.
is also sponsoring a Facul-ty
Forum series Monday evenings.
This series of six forum lecturers
includes Dr. Simon Greenberg, Dr.
Samuel Dinin, Dr. Max Vorspan,
Dr. Otto Schirn, Dr. Kalman
Friedman, and Rabbi Charles
Steckel.
More than 35 members of the
combined staffs of the Jewish
Centers Association, have register-ed
for the Spring Semester Semi-nar
sponsored by the University
DR. ARZT TO TALK
AT OTHER EVENTS
in association with
Centers Association.
the Jewish
L. K. SHAPIRO
. . . to host luncheon . . .
Dr. Max Arzt, noted scholar,
author and vice chancellor of the
Jewish Theological Seminary of
America, was scheduled to parti-cipate
in a series of Southland
events preceding his appearance
as guest speaker at the 15th an-nual
Founders Day Dinner of the
University of Judaism.
He will be the honored guest at
a brunch to be held at the Brent-wood
Country Club Sunday, March
24, and hosted by L. K. Shapiro.
He will attend a meeting in
Palm Springs the following day
and on Thursday will appear at
Beth El Congregation in Phoenix,
returning to the Southland to be
the guest of honor Saturday even-ing
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Fligelman.
Mr. Fligelman is arranging the
dinner in cooperation with Isadore
Familian, Nathan Krems, Harvey
Silbert, Louis Taubman and Jus-tin
Turner.
Founders Dinner
to Hear Dr. Arzt Dr. Max Arzt, vice chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, will
be greeted by outstanding community leaders and supporters of the University of Juda-ism
when he arrives from New York next week.
The world renowned scholar
will be guest speaker at the 15th
annual Founders Day Dinner of
the University Sunday, March 31,
in the Embassy Room of the Am-bassador
Hotel.
Julius Fligelman, chairman of
the board of overseers, and Dr.
Victor Goodhill, president of the
Patrons Society, will join with
Matthew Berman, executive vice
chairman of the board of over-seers,
and Lewis Pennish, chair-man
of the board of governors, in
welcoming Dr. Arzt on his 11-day
Southland tour.
Others to greet the vice chan-cellor
will include Mrs. Mildred
Allenberg, Isadore Familian, Isa-dore
Levine, Benjamin Swig, Mrs.
Maurice Turner and Arthur Whiz-
Speaker Made Mark
As Teacher-Scholar
in.
SCHOOT, REPORT
Dr. Simon Greenberg, president
of the University of Judaism, will
report on its increase in faculty,
students, curricula and commun-ity
activities during the past year.
Guests at the Founders Day
Dinner will be privileged to view
a display of the work of students
in the art department of the new
School of Fine Arts and to hear
a special presentation by new
University of Judaism Chorale, di-rected
by Dean Max Helfman.
Dr. Arzt has been vice chancel-lor
of the seminary since 1951 and
he also serves as Israel Goldstein
AT DR. FINKELSTEIN RECEPTION—Some
of the community and university leaders
who met with chancellor of the Jewish
Theologital Seminary on his visit here in
January are shown above. Left to right are
Joseph J. Cummins, editor and publisher
of the B'nai B'rith Messenger; Dr. Victor
Goodhill, president of the Patrons Society;
Dr. Louis Finkelstein and Julius Fligelman,
chairman of the board of overseers.
Dr. Max Arzt, distinguished vice<S>
chancellor of the Jewish Theologi- [
cal Seminary of America, will
spend approximately two weeks in
Los Angeles and on the West
Coast in behalf of the University
of Judaism, at the end of March.
A great administrator, Dr. Arzt
is also a fine scholar, who is one
of the seven translators responsi-ble
for the new translation of the
Bible published by the Jewish
Publication Society of America.
His newest volume "Justice and
Mercy", an interpretation of the
liturgy of the High Holidays, is
being published by Reinhart &
Winston.
At the Seminary, Dr. Arzt is
head of the National Develop-ment
Office and serves as Pro-fessor
of Practical Rabbinics. A
former president of the Rabbini-cal
Assembly of America, he is
beloved by his students and by his
colleagues as well as by the lay
leaders of the Conservative move-ment.
DR. MAX ARZT
translator of Bible .
Professor of Practical Theology on
the faculty of its Rabbinical
School. Prior to his appointment
as vice chancellor, he served from
1939 as director of field service
and activities.
He is internationally noted as a
member of the translation com-mittee
which is preparing a com-pletely
revised English translation
of the Holy Scriptures under the
auspices of the Jewish Publication
Society of America. A portion of
the project has been accomplished
with the recent publication of
"The Torah -The Five Books of
Moses," which received wide-spread
critical acclaim.
The noted educator served in
1939 as president of the Rabbini-cal
Assembly of America and is a
former vice president of the Syna-gogue
of America, serving as the
chairman of the Joint Prayer
Book Commission of the United
Synagogue and the Rabbinical As-sembly.
ISIDORE FAMIUAN-AN
APPRECIATION
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VOLUME 2 — NUMBER 2 March 24, 1963
OFFICERS
Dr. Louis Finkelstein — Chancellor, Jewish
Theological Seminary of America
Dr. Simon Greenberg ...President
Julius Fligelman.. Chairman, Board of Overseers
Matthew Berman... ... ...Executive Vice-Chairman,
Board of Overseers
Lewis E. Pennish Chairman, Board of Governors
Dr. Samuel Dinin Dean
Vice-Chairmen, Board of Overseers: Mrs. Mildred Allen-berg.
Isadore Familian, Isadore Levine, Benjamin Swig,
Mrs. Maurice Turner, Arthur Whizin.
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Henry Brandler, Bernard
Burton, Peter Grant, Ben J. Lax, Joe Nathanson,
Eric Ray, Saul Rubin, Dr. Max Vorspan.
The University of Judaism, West Coast school, Jewish
Theological Seminary of America, is accredited by both
the Middle States and Western States Associations of
Colleges.
6525 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 28, California
Hollywood 3-1161
Life Force of a People
By JULIUS FLIGELMAN
In the past few issues of the University News-
Bulletin, I have taken the liberty of expressing myself
on the reasons that have moved me to consider the Uni-versity
of Judaism to be the focal center of my com-munal
life. Last month I emphasized the point that it
will be not in crisis but in relevance that Jewish life
will find its direction.
What do I mean my relevance? I mean, first of
all, intellectual relevance. Judaism, we proudly assert,
is an intellectual faith. Its bearers have been called the
People of the Book and a Philosopher People. It has
been pointed out that the
basic furnishings that tran-sform
an auditorium into a
synagogue are a book (To-rah)
and a book case (ark)
that holds the book. The
religious leader earns his
position by virtue of gradu-ation
from a school (yeshi-vah)
and his ordination is
an academic degree (rab-bi).
We are eminently a re-ligion
of the mind and our
piety is based on our learn-ing.
All this is true, but I
submit that t h e r e i n is
the heart of our predica-ment.
We are a civilization
based upon knowledge and
learning but our people are
by and large neither Jew-ishly
learned or knowledg-
J U L I U S FLIGELMAN able.
* * *
Is it not obvious to you as it is me that a Univer-sity
of Judaism is indispensable to provide that intel-lectual
ferment, that flow of ideas, without which Ju-daism
for all its vibrant past can be only a sterile pres-ent?
Judaism must regain its intellectual relevance.
But this is not enough. Knowledge by itself, in my
opinion, is not redemptive. A person who knows does
not necessarily live by his knowledge. Knowledge to
have motive power must be imbedded in an environ-ment
charged with conviction and enthusiasm for Jew-ish
life. To use an analogy from physiology there must
be a blood stream that can carry the intellectual nutri-ents
through the arteries and veins of the Jewish body
politic. * * *
This blood stream can be defined as emotional rel-evance.
It is found in an environment in which Juda-ism
is taught, but can also be caught; where Judaism is
studied, not as an abstract, esoteric, theoretical branch
of scholarship but as a living civilization; where a pro-gram
of studies adds up, not to a curriculum but to a
way of life.
Intellectual and emotional relevance to the life of
our times. This is what Judaism must aspire to attain,
and this is what the University of Judaism must help
to achieve.
MEMORABLE EVENT — William Zecken-dorf
(second from left), one of world's
greatest real estate operators, who assem-bled
site of United Nations, discusses
Southland's future at dinner given for him
at Beverly Hilton as benefit for University
of Judaism. With him (from left) are Bev-erly
Hills attorney Harvey Silbert, dinner
chairman; Westside builder Nathan Krems,
co-chairman, and Hollywood area builder
Saul Pick, who is also a member of board
of overseers.
FRIENDS OF CAMP RAM AH
TO HONOR HARRY FRIEDMAN
Plans to honor Harry Friedman, a founder and current president of Camp Raman in
Ojai, for his "remarkable contribution to every phase of Jewish life both in Los Angeles
and Israel" were announced by Ben J. Lax, chairman of the board of directors of Ra-mah.
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"We are planning a book in tri-bute
in honor of Olga and Many
Friedman," Lax announced. "We
are anxious for Los Angeles Jewry
to know more fully the inspiring
story of this devoted, generous,
warm-heated couple and what
their presence has meant to us
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bute committee include Lax as
chairman and Allen Ziegler and
Harold Easton, vice chairmen.
OTHER MEMBERS
Members include Henry Brand-ler,
Sam Farkas, Joseph Flamm,
Dr. Gerald Freeman, Matthew
Berman, Dr. Joseph Backlar, Vic-tor
Horwitz, Maurice Friedman,
Aaron Neidorf, Seymour Neuman,
Rabbi Jacob Pressman, Mrs. Roy
Poders, Harry Maizlish, Dr. Jacob
Sokol, Sam Smotrich, ' Al Wolf,
Dr. Max Vorspan, Max Zimmer,
Joe Schwartzman and Mrs. Ed-ward
Simon.
Lax said that "because of the
Friedmans' self-effacing nature,
their boundless gifts and remark- ,
able philanthropy have gone vir- The International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel
tually unheralded in our commun- Was magnificently alive with the presence of 1200 women
ity, and we know that their many! representing 54 Sisterhoods of the Pacific Southwest Branch
friends will want to join us in ! of National Women's League of<^-
tendering this tribute to them."; the Uni1ed Synagogue of America j raising the funds in support of
It was also announced that : attending the Sixteenth Annual ;^ne j'ewjsh. Theological Seminary
youngsters who have begun re- Torah Fund Luncheon held on ; Of American and its West Coast
gistration for the summer season February 7, 1963. Branch, the University of Juda-at
the United Synagogue of Am- 1 Dr Simon Greenberg, president ism.
erica's Camp Ramah will see a:of the University of Judaism, in-| The Woman of Achievement
"new look" in dormitory and ath- 1 )ixxju(tetl the guest speaker of the 'award for outstanding sei-vice to
letic facilities. day, £>r- Franklin Murphy, Chan- Torah Fund was presented to
_________ jcellor of UCLA and the recipient, ' Mrs. Julius Nyrin, Branch Finan-i
last yeir. of an honorary Doctor- ' cial Secretary, by the Branch
ate of Humane Letters fri rr, the ! President, Mrs. Jules Wail.
HONORED GUEST—UCLA Chancellor Franklin Murphy
chats with leaders of National Women's League at Feb. 7
Torah Fund Luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton. Left to
right are Mrs. David Kuris, Torah Fund regional chairman;
Mrs. Betty Wagner, program chairman; Dr. Murphy, and
Mrs. Jules Wail, branch president.
HARRY FRIEDMAN
University of Judaism. Dr. Mur-phy
brought a profound message
on the subject of "The Ethical and
the Intellectual- Siamese Twins",
emphasizing the important role of
both the secular school and the
school of theology.
Sam Jaffe, distinguished star
| of stage, screen and television re-galed
the audience with "Haim-esha
Maiselach"—readings of Yid-
|dish humor; and Cantor Allan
Michelson of the Valley Jewish
Community Center and Temple
thrii!e<l those prest-nt with his vo-cal
selections.
CHAIRMEN LAUDED
Mrs. David B. Kuris, Branch
Torah Fund Vice President lauded
the Sisterhood Torah Fund Chair-men
for their efforts in bringing
the message of Torah Fund to
their Sisterhod members and for reau chairman.
Having enjoyed last year the
singular honor of leading the na-tion
in the number of Chay'ay
Olam Benefactors, our Branch has
broken its own record this year
with an outstanding 140 contribu-tors
in the $100 category.
The outstanding program of the
afternoon was arranged by Mrs.
Joseph Wagner, branch program
director. Other key women work-ing
with Mrs. Kuris in the Torah
Fund Campaign are: Mrs. Jacob
Pressman, National Torah Fund
vice chairman; Mrs. I^uis Free-man,
National Torah Fund Com-mittee;
Mrs. Joe Brown, Branch
Torah Fund vice chairman; Mrs.
Marcus Mandell, Chay'ay Olam
chairman; Mrs. Ferd Hechinger,
Chai chairman; Mrs. Fred Rey-nolds,
decorations chairman, and
Mrs. Sydney Carow, Sneakers' Bu-
March 24, 1963 UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWS-BULLETIN Page 3
To A Great Educator
By DR. SIMON GREENBERG
No servant of the Jewish community is more need-ed,
and none is less appreciated than the Jewish edu-cator.
Everyone will readily acknowledge that our ex-istence
as a people is more dependent upon the educa-tion
of our youth than is the existence of any other peo-ple.
Other people are united by a government or by a
:•? common territory. We have
I no such bonds. We depend
1 well-nigh exclusively upon
1 the spiritual heritage which
I we share; and a spiritual
;| heritage is transmitted pri-
••! marily through education.
I Hence, the absolute indis-
| pensability in our case, of
1 the school and the teacher.
These reflections come to
I mind particularly at this
I time when the world of
I Jewish education is paying
| richly deserved tribute to
one of its most distinguish-ed
members, Dr. Samuel
Dinin, the Dean of the Uni-versity
of Judaism, who
this year celebrates his
60th birthday. The event
DR. SIMON GREENBERG has been noted in the He-brew
and in the Jewish education press, and the South-west
Branch of the Rabbinical Assembly honored him
at its recent convention.
Dr. Dinin is among the pioneers of Jewish educa-tion
in America. He is among those whose training, de-votion,
wide knowledge and manifold services have giv-en
to Jewish education a status of professional dignity
rarely achieved in other communities now or in the
past. * * #
He was awarded his Doctorate in Education at Co-lumbia
University's Teachers College, at a time when
that school was at its peak of influence as the leader of
American thought and practice in the field of education.
His volume, "Judaism In A Changing Civilization", is
among the few basic and classic works in Jewish edu-cation.
As a teacher he has helped train a whole genera-tion
of men and women, many of whom are today guid-ing
the destinies of Jewish education in communities
throughout the land. As an administrator, he has guid-ed
the work of the Teacher's Institute of the Jewish
Theological Seminary in New York, of which he was
Registrar, and Associate Professor of Education from
1926 to 1945.
He then accepted an invitation to come to Los An-geles,
and to do the difficult pioneering job of laying
the foundation for the Bureau of Jewish Education in
this city. He was among the handful who planned the
organization of the University of Judaism. From its be-ginnings,
he was its Chief Administrative Officer, guid-ing
the academic work *o f t#h e #University.
Today, as editor of "The Jewish Education" maga-zine,
and as Dean of the University of Judaism, his vast
erudition, his integrity of character, his wide experi-ence,
his felicity of expression, continue to make him
one of the great blessings of the American Jewish
Community.
We greet him on his 60th birthday with gratitude
for his contributions of the past and with prayers that
the Almighty bless him with health and happiness to
continue his great work, "ad mea v'essrim" - to a "hun-dred
and twenty".
Library Gets Large Photo Collection
On Nazi Crimes in Poland of 1939-45
An Important contribution has:
been made to the library by rep-resentatives
of the local branch of
Ilir American Federation of Polish
Jews, coincident with the impend-ing
commemoration of the anni-versary
of the Warsaw Ghetto.
The donation consists of 145
large photos of the evidence reflec-ting
the history of Nazi crimes
perpetrated on the Jews of Po-land
during 1939-1945.
Typical of the photos are those
that describe:
1. The great round-ups in the
streets of Warsaw and deporta-tion
to concentration and forced
labor camps.
2. The Jewish work battalions
in Warsaw.
8. Deportation of c h i l d r e n
from Merycin.
4. The canip in D r a n c y,
France.
Another photo collection of con-siderable
historical interest, is a
volume of photographs entitled
1939-1945, "We Have Not Forgot-ten",
published in Poland by the
League of Fighters for Freedom
and Democracy. The text of the
photographs is printed in three
languages, English, French and
Russian.
These photographs are part of
our larger collection of 150 vol-umes
and pamphlets in history,
personal memoirs and fiction deal-ing
with the history of the catas-trophies.
This includes pamphlets
shelves of books and pamphlets
on Eichmann. Our catastrophe
collection has been consulted by
many researchers, both Jewish
and non-Jewish, writing on this
and relative events.
Earl Warren Institute's 'Ethics'
TV Series Makes Big Impact
A major public project of
the university's Earl Warren
Institute of Ethics and Hu-man
Relations has been recorded
as a huge success. This is the tel-evision
program "Ethics", tele-cast
Sundays over KNBC (4).
Produced by the Warren Insti-tute',
the series has Milton Sperl-ing
as moderator, with Saul Ru-bin
as executive producer and
Louis Rudolph as producer. Dr.
Simon Greenberg and other Uni-versity
of Judaism scholars have
participated in all the programs.
oi the series iu levins oi
participation and popular appeal
is shown in the subject matter
and the noted panelists. Among
these have been:
EDUCATION— Dr. Ralph Rich-ardson,
Los Angeles Board of Ed-ucation;
Dr. Howard E. Wilson,
dean, UCLA School of Education;
I. H. Prinzmetal; Dr. J. Wesley
Robb, chairman, USC Depart-ment
of Religion; Rev. Darrell F.
X. Finnegan, S. J., chairman, De-partment
of Education at Loyola.
BUSINESS — Julius Fligelman,
president, L.A. Period Furniture
Manufacturing Co.; Joseph N.
M i t c h e l l , president, Beneficial
Standard Life Insurance Co.; Ed-dy
S. Feldman, managing direc-tor,
L. A. Home Furnishing Mart;
Herman Kranz, president, Morris
Furniture Co.; Dr. Wilbert L.M.
Hindman, professor of manage-ment,
USC School of Business Ad-ministration.
TELEVISION — Steve Allen,
Thomas W. Sarnoff, NBC vice
president; Sheldon Leonard, top
rxeovrHve producer; Owil Smith.
L. A. Times TV columnist; Leslie
Stevens, president, Daystar Pro-ductions.
LAW District Attorney Wil-liam
B. McKesson, Paul Ziffren,
I. H. Prinzmetal, Raymond Sand-ier,
A. L. Wirin.
JOURNALISM- Frank McCul-loch,
day managing editor, L. A.
Times; Donald Goodenow, Sunday
Editor, Los Angeles Herald-Ex-aminer;
Gladwin Hill, L. A. news
bureau chief, New York Times;
Louis Robinson, West Coast edi-tor,
Johnson Publishing Co.
VIDEO PANELISTS—Participants in program on "Ethics
and Television" confer prior to telecast. Left to right ore
Milton Sperling, host-moderator; Steve Allen, Sheldon
Leonard and Thomas W. Sarnoff, vice president of NBC.
FOUR PROFESSORS CONCLUDE
•EXTREMISM1 LECTURE SERIES
Four members of the UCLA<S>
history faculty participated Thurs-day,
March 21, in the llth and
final lecture of the series on "Ex-tremism
in American Life" spon-sored
by the University of Juda-ism's
Earl Warren Institute of
Ethics and Human Relations.
Speakers on the subject, "Ex-tremists
in Uniform: A Compara-tive
View of Military Institutions
and the National Politics of
France, Latin American, the So-viet
Union and the United States,"
included Profs. Earl Glauert, Hans
Rogger, Eugen Weber and Har-old
M. Hyman. Prof. Hyman also
is moderator of the successful lec-ture
series.
Earlier lectures in the series
have touched upon extremism in
religion, national security, vigil-antism,
philosophy, politics, art
and architecture, regionalism, rad-icalism
and mass media, with
prominent authorities in each area
brought to the rostrum from all
parts of the nation.
NOTED SPEAKERS
Lecturers included Prof. Mich-ael
Scriven, Indiana University;
Dr. Bernard Brodie, RAND Corp.;
Prof. David Chalmers, University
PROF. HAROLD HYMAN
. . . moderator of aeries . . .
of Florida; Prof. David Eitzen,
Claremont; Prof. Arnold Kauf-man,
University of Michigan;
Prof. John Jacobus, U. C. at Berk-eley;
Prof. Page Smith, UCLA:
Prof. Frank Vandiver, Rice Uni-versity;
Philip Kerby, editor of
Frontier.
ISIDORE FAMILIAN-'CROWN OF A GOOD NAME'
By BEN J. LAX
Throughout the ages Jew-ish
tradition has steadfast-ly
maintained that of all the
crowns worn by men - - the
crown of a good name stands
supreme.
The bearer of such a distin-guished
name, Isadore Familian,
is vice-chairman of the Univer-sity
of Judaism where he has
been active since its founding.
Son of a belover leader of Los
Angeles Jewry, David Familian,
whose benefactions blessed just
about every worthwhile Jewish
cause in Southern California,
Isadore and his late devoted
brother George followed passion-ately
in their father's footsteps.
Isadore points with pride to a
handsome portrait of his father
which hangs in his office. "I
owe it all to him. His inspiration
fills my life as it did my broth-er
George's," he said simply.
"My father told us—'Never turn
away any request for help for a
good cause'—and we never
have."
BUSINESS LEADER
President of Price, Pfister and
Brass and Manufacturing Com-pany,
Familian numbers more
than 20 corporations of which
he is either an officer or board
member. His latest post is board
ISIDORE FAMILIAN
. . . continues tradition . . .
member of the newly opened
Commonwealth Bank.
Despite the press of business
demands, he makes time for
serving as vice president of
Sportsmen for City of Hope,
board member of City of Hope,
division chairman for March of
Dimes, chairman of Iron and
Steel Division of Community
Chest, perennial member of Ad-visory
Cabinet of UJA, former
chairman for five years of UJA's
Construction Division, chairman
of UJA Plumbing Division,
former president of his congre-gation-
Valley Jewish Commun-ity
Center, and the list goes on
and on.
With all the responsibilities
of both business and communal
affairs Isadore Familian main-tains
a tradition of thoughtful-ness
that endears him to all who
know him. His little encourag-ing
and appreciative notes to
friends and co-workers are a
warm reminder of the remark-ably
fine human being he truly
is. No person too small, no kind
act too trivial for his prompt,
warm acknowledgement.
ALL CREEDS
Born in Chicago and raised
and educated in Los Angeles, he
has brought to his business the
same intense love of humanity
that marked his father's life.
"Before our family owned
Price, Pfister," he said, "its em-ployees
were restricted to one
national group. Today, our 700
employees include people of ev-ery
race, creed and national or-igin.
We have also pioneered in
the employment of the physical-ly
handicapped. We have 30 such
employees, including six who are
sightless. They all do a wonder-ful
job."
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Mrs. Unger Named President
of Fine Arts Women's Group
NEW WOMEN'S GROUP — Leaders of newly organized
University Women in School of Fine Arts go over plans
with Dr. Max Vorspan, school director. Seated left to right
are Mrs. Ray Westen, member of the board; Mrs. Bernard
Davidson, vice chairman of the school's Board of Gover-nors,
and Mrs. Oliver Unger, president. Event occurred at
Unger home.
San Francisco Reports Rise
in Varied Types of Activity
Since January 1, Max Co-hen,
formerly an executive
director of the Zionist Orga-nization
of America, has taken
over the directorship of the San
Francisco branch and has revital-ized
the United Synagogue office
in that city. An executive council
has been created and active com-mittees
are at work reuniting the
Conservative congregations within
the city and beyond.
A special committe for the hold-ing
of an educational conference j
is under the chairmanship of Louis j
Cherin of Congregation Beth Is-rael,
San Francisco. His commit-
Blumenthal and Dr. Henry Bern-stein;
Affiliation: Ezra Battat,
Max Barash, Arthur Zimmerman
and Arthur LeBow; Youth: Sey-mour
Hertz; Adult Education:
Ben Blumenthal, Louis Cherin;
Conference: Louis Cherin and Dr.
Jacob Margoliash; Finance: Jesse
Levin and Philip Steiner.
Fligelman Named
For Liberty Award
Julius Fligelman, chairman of
the university's board of overseers,
has been selected by Temple Beth
tee has received approval of theiZion to reCeive the coveted Pass-
The School of Fine Arts an-nounces
the formation of the
University Women. Under the
presidency of Mrs. Oliver Unger,
a group of women devoted to the
development of the arts in Jewish
life have organized the University
Women in the School of Fine Arts
of the University of Judaism.
The purpose of the society will
be: to help provide for scholar-ships
and for the improvement of
physical facilities; to assist in the
growth of the student body; to un-dertake
a program of self-expres-sion
in thp arts by thp members;
and 1o help sponsor dramatic pro-ductions,
concerts, exhibits, and
other cultural activities.
Other officers of the University
Women include: Mrs. Julius Flig-elman,
Mrs. Max Vorspan, Mrs.
Jack M. Ostrow, Mrs. Seymour L.
Cole, Mrs. Henry Sherman, Mrs.
David Dortort and Mrs. Ted Post.
The first formal meeting of the
society was scheduled for Monday,
March 25. Women interested are
invited to call the office of the
School of Fine Arts at the Univer-sity
of Judaism.
Dinah Shore Joins U of J
Council on Radio and TV
executive council to hold the first
annual conference at Camp Ram-over-
Liberty Award.
_ . . . . .. ..u ,• _ Iuni cauninuouuuninc-iunigt tuhrec *c-hino-»ii<c-etr,, Ravaabw-- ah m Ojaj, in conjunction with the Franklin c * spiritual leader
Los Angeles region. It will be held
over the week end of May 24. It
is hoped that a large contingent
from San Francisco will thus en-of
Beth Zion, stated: "We have
chosen Mr. Fligelman as the reci-pient
of this year's award because
iov the association of their breth- of his dedication to Jewish educa- ren of Los Angeles and gain ideas I tion, to Israel, and to the general and inspiration. welfare of the American Jewish
YOUTH WORK
The Youth Committee, headed
by Seymour Hertz of Congregation
Beth Abraham, Oakland, has de-vised
an elaborate plan for the
organization of two groups, 17 to
25 and 12 to 17. They will engage
in fund-raising for the purpose of
providing for the older group
scholarship trips for summer study
in Israel, and for the juniors-vacation
at Camp Ramah.
The recent dinner held on Jan.
9 in the Fairmont Hotel brought
in a substantial contribution to
the Seminary and University funds.
This successful campaign was con-ducted
by David Marmel.
The officers of this Region con-sist
of President, Dr. Abraham
Bernstein; 1st Vice President, Ben
Friend; 2nd Vice President, Selby
Morse; Secretary, Seymour Hertz;
Treasurer, Dr. Henry Bernstein;
Controller, Joseph Friedman.
Committee chairman are:
Constitution, Philip Steiner, Ben
Community.
"The presentation of the award,
in the form of a gold medal en-graved
with the Biblical quota-tion
'Proclaim Liberty Throughout
The Land And To All The Inhabi-tants
Thereof, will be made to Mr.
Fligelman on the second evening
of Passover, Tuesday, April 9, 1963
at Temple Beth Zion."
FLASH!
As we go to press we learn
that a gala Festival Concert
will be presented by the School
the Fine Arts at Santa Monica
Civic Auditorium on June llth,
entitled "Spring Song of Our
People" directed by Max Helf-man.
This will be the most ela-borate
musical and dance pro-gram
in the history of the
University.
World famed singer Dinah <^ -
Shore is the latest to lend her
talents and experience to the Uni-versity
of Judaism's Advisory
Council for Radio and Television
founded recently to bring addi-tional
know-how to the institu-tion's
ever-expanding series of
broadcast programs.
The council, headed by actor
Ezra Stone, includes such lumin-aries
as Hugh Benson, executive
assistant to the vice president of
Warner Bros.; Peter Cott, assist-ant
to the president of the Aca-demy
of Television Arts and Sci-ences;
Louis F. Edelman, packag-er
of the Danny Thomas Show and
other TV series; Arthur Frankel,
Screen Gems, Inc.; Dr. Arthur
Friedman, chairman of the televi-vision
division of the Theater Arts
Department of UCLA, and Irving
Friedman, president of the Prim-rose
Co.
Others who have accepted coun-cil
posts include Sheldon Leonard,
executive producer of Marterto
Enterprises, Inc.; Samuel Sacks
head of the legal department of
William Morris Agency; Thomas
W. Sarnoff, vice president of NBC;
Joseph Schildkraut and Robert M.
Weitman, vice president of MGM
Television.
ISIDORE FAMILIAN
(Continued from Page 3)
Indicative is his approach to
the University of Judism where
his drive and resourcefulness
have sparked numerous cam-paigns
and meetings.
"Every good Jewish cause -
in fact every good cause— de-serves
support," he declared.
''And as long as 1 can I'll sup-port
them all. But—there are
some institutions that go to the
heart of the problem. How will
we get future generations to
support these causes? To feel a
responsibility and a love for
them?"
TEACHES THE TEACHERS
"In a sense, the University of
Judaism can be considered the
roots that make the tree of Jew-ish
communal life healthy and
meaningful. It teaches the
teachers who teach us and our
children. It teaches our rabbis
and communal leaders. It en-courages
creative Jewish expres-sion
in the arts. As an institu-tion
of higher learning it gives
us stature as Jews with other
universities—and through its
popular television programs, it
presents an image of the Amer-ican
Jew as a citizen deeply
concerned with the moral and
ethical health of our nation and
our generation. We can all walk
a little straighter because of
that."
Among his many significant
benefactions is the David Fa-milian
Rabbinic Scholarship at
the Jewish Theological Semin-ary
of America, parent institu-tion
of the University of Juda-ism,
established jointly by Isa-dore
and his brother, George.
The two brothers built still
another impressive monument
honoring their father when they
built the David Familian Chapel,
principal sanctuary of the Val-ley
Jewish Community Center.
CITY OF HOPE
And now, at the City of Hope
—the George Familian Research
Building marks still another ma-jor
milestone in the significant
contributions of the Familian
family.
Through the years of their
devoted happily married life,
his lovely wife Sunny has been
his loving and staunch partner.
In her own right, she has made
a distinguished name in many
communal activities— and she
has consistently encouraged him
and served at his side.
Blessed with two fine chil-dren—
Sandra (now Mrs. Marvin
J. Smalley) who is already fol-lowing
in her parents footsteps
DINAH SHORE
lends her talents .
Strassburg Radio
Series Syndicated
The University of Judaism's lo-cally
produced radio show, "Music
of the Bible," launched experi-mentally
in co-operation with
KGBS as just a 13-week series,
has now climbed to its 39th pro-gram
and is being carried on sta-tions
in five other cities.
This was announced by Bill
Thompson, program manager of
the station. He said the program
is now being carried in Philadel-phia,
Miami, Cleveland, Palm
Springs and Toledo.
The 30-minute program with ac-cent
on music inspired by the Bi-ble,
"Music of the Bible" is heard
each Sunday at 11 a.m. over
KGBS, with Robert Strassburg,
assistant to the Dean of Fine Arts,
as host.
in community service — and
Gary, currently a student at the
University of Southern Califor-nia,
the Familians are especially
proud of their three delightful
grandchildren, with another on
the way.
Yes, theirs is a full life. It is
a meaningful and truly signi-ficant
life. It is a family that
follows passionately the admoni-tion—"
Thou shalt teach them
diligently unto thy children—
not by word alone but by exam-ple.
It is a life to which our sages
referred when they so aptly
proclaimed for all generations to
come—"but the Crown of a Good
Name stands above all the
rest."
JUDGE HEADS UJ COMMITTEE—Superior
Court Justice David Coleman, left, confers
with Julius Fligelman in judge's chambers
on the university's new Committee on Wills
and Bequests which the Justice agreed to
chair. Providing dramatic impetus to the
work of the committee was the announce-ment
by Mr. Fligelman that he is making
a bequest of $50,000 to the university,
first bequest so far announced.

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News- UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM
Volume 2 Number 2 March 24, 1963
7200 Students
in Spring Term
More than 1200 students registered for the spring se-mester
at the University of Judaism, which opened on Feb-ruary
5.
Fifteen courses are being offer-ed
at the Graduate School, 30 in
the Hebrew Teacher's College and
College of Judaica, 30 in the
School of Fine Arts, and 50 in the
University Institute of Jewish
Studies and its branches through-out
the city. The 125 courses are
being taught by more than 70 in-structors.
Ten candidates for the Masters
degree and 15 candidates for thej
degree of Bachelor of Religious
Education, look forward to receiv-ing
their degrees at the com-mencement
exercises, which this
year will be held on June 5.
NEW BRANCH
A new branch of the University
Institute of Jewish Studies was
opened at the Valley Beth Shalom
Congregation at 15739 Ventura
Blvd., Encino, with a registration
of almost 100 students. In addi-tion
to courses in Hebrew, Bible
and Jewish History, the Valley
Beth Shalom Congregation is
sponsoring a series of 12 forums
featuring members of the faculty
of the University of Judaism.
The Whittier Jewish Community
Center at 14564 E. Hawes, Monte-bello.
is also sponsoring a Facul-ty
Forum series Monday evenings.
This series of six forum lecturers
includes Dr. Simon Greenberg, Dr.
Samuel Dinin, Dr. Max Vorspan,
Dr. Otto Schirn, Dr. Kalman
Friedman, and Rabbi Charles
Steckel.
More than 35 members of the
combined staffs of the Jewish
Centers Association, have register-ed
for the Spring Semester Semi-nar
sponsored by the University
DR. ARZT TO TALK
AT OTHER EVENTS
in association with
Centers Association.
the Jewish
L. K. SHAPIRO
. . . to host luncheon . . .
Dr. Max Arzt, noted scholar,
author and vice chancellor of the
Jewish Theological Seminary of
America, was scheduled to parti-cipate
in a series of Southland
events preceding his appearance
as guest speaker at the 15th an-nual
Founders Day Dinner of the
University of Judaism.
He will be the honored guest at
a brunch to be held at the Brent-wood
Country Club Sunday, March
24, and hosted by L. K. Shapiro.
He will attend a meeting in
Palm Springs the following day
and on Thursday will appear at
Beth El Congregation in Phoenix,
returning to the Southland to be
the guest of honor Saturday even-ing
in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Julius Fligelman.
Mr. Fligelman is arranging the
dinner in cooperation with Isadore
Familian, Nathan Krems, Harvey
Silbert, Louis Taubman and Jus-tin
Turner.
Founders Dinner
to Hear Dr. Arzt Dr. Max Arzt, vice chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America, will
be greeted by outstanding community leaders and supporters of the University of Juda-ism
when he arrives from New York next week.
The world renowned scholar
will be guest speaker at the 15th
annual Founders Day Dinner of
the University Sunday, March 31,
in the Embassy Room of the Am-bassador
Hotel.
Julius Fligelman, chairman of
the board of overseers, and Dr.
Victor Goodhill, president of the
Patrons Society, will join with
Matthew Berman, executive vice
chairman of the board of over-seers,
and Lewis Pennish, chair-man
of the board of governors, in
welcoming Dr. Arzt on his 11-day
Southland tour.
Others to greet the vice chan-cellor
will include Mrs. Mildred
Allenberg, Isadore Familian, Isa-dore
Levine, Benjamin Swig, Mrs.
Maurice Turner and Arthur Whiz-
Speaker Made Mark
As Teacher-Scholar
in.
SCHOOT, REPORT
Dr. Simon Greenberg, president
of the University of Judaism, will
report on its increase in faculty,
students, curricula and commun-ity
activities during the past year.
Guests at the Founders Day
Dinner will be privileged to view
a display of the work of students
in the art department of the new
School of Fine Arts and to hear
a special presentation by new
University of Judaism Chorale, di-rected
by Dean Max Helfman.
Dr. Arzt has been vice chancel-lor
of the seminary since 1951 and
he also serves as Israel Goldstein
AT DR. FINKELSTEIN RECEPTION—Some
of the community and university leaders
who met with chancellor of the Jewish
Theologital Seminary on his visit here in
January are shown above. Left to right are
Joseph J. Cummins, editor and publisher
of the B'nai B'rith Messenger; Dr. Victor
Goodhill, president of the Patrons Society;
Dr. Louis Finkelstein and Julius Fligelman,
chairman of the board of overseers.
Dr. Max Arzt, distinguished vice
chancellor of the Jewish Theologi- [
cal Seminary of America, will
spend approximately two weeks in
Los Angeles and on the West
Coast in behalf of the University
of Judaism, at the end of March.
A great administrator, Dr. Arzt
is also a fine scholar, who is one
of the seven translators responsi-ble
for the new translation of the
Bible published by the Jewish
Publication Society of America.
His newest volume "Justice and
Mercy", an interpretation of the
liturgy of the High Holidays, is
being published by Reinhart &
Winston.
At the Seminary, Dr. Arzt is
head of the National Develop-ment
Office and serves as Pro-fessor
of Practical Rabbinics. A
former president of the Rabbini-cal
Assembly of America, he is
beloved by his students and by his
colleagues as well as by the lay
leaders of the Conservative move-ment.
DR. MAX ARZT
translator of Bible .
Professor of Practical Theology on
the faculty of its Rabbinical
School. Prior to his appointment
as vice chancellor, he served from
1939 as director of field service
and activities.
He is internationally noted as a
member of the translation com-mittee
which is preparing a com-pletely
revised English translation
of the Holy Scriptures under the
auspices of the Jewish Publication
Society of America. A portion of
the project has been accomplished
with the recent publication of
"The Torah -The Five Books of
Moses," which received wide-spread
critical acclaim.
The noted educator served in
1939 as president of the Rabbini-cal
Assembly of America and is a
former vice president of the Syna-gogue
of America, serving as the
chairman of the Joint Prayer
Book Commission of the United
Synagogue and the Rabbinical As-sembly.
ISIDORE FAMIUAN-AN
APPRECIATION
—See Story on Page 3
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Page 2 UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWS-BULLETIN March 24, )963
Samuel A. Fryer Building
VOLUME 2 — NUMBER 2 March 24, 1963
OFFICERS
Dr. Louis Finkelstein — Chancellor, Jewish
Theological Seminary of America
Dr. Simon Greenberg ...President
Julius Fligelman.. Chairman, Board of Overseers
Matthew Berman... ... ...Executive Vice-Chairman,
Board of Overseers
Lewis E. Pennish Chairman, Board of Governors
Dr. Samuel Dinin Dean
Vice-Chairmen, Board of Overseers: Mrs. Mildred Allen-berg.
Isadore Familian, Isadore Levine, Benjamin Swig,
Mrs. Maurice Turner, Arthur Whizin.
EDITORIAL COMMITTEE: Henry Brandler, Bernard
Burton, Peter Grant, Ben J. Lax, Joe Nathanson,
Eric Ray, Saul Rubin, Dr. Max Vorspan.
The University of Judaism, West Coast school, Jewish
Theological Seminary of America, is accredited by both
the Middle States and Western States Associations of
Colleges.
6525 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles 28, California
Hollywood 3-1161
Life Force of a People
By JULIUS FLIGELMAN
In the past few issues of the University News-
Bulletin, I have taken the liberty of expressing myself
on the reasons that have moved me to consider the Uni-versity
of Judaism to be the focal center of my com-munal
life. Last month I emphasized the point that it
will be not in crisis but in relevance that Jewish life
will find its direction.
What do I mean my relevance? I mean, first of
all, intellectual relevance. Judaism, we proudly assert,
is an intellectual faith. Its bearers have been called the
People of the Book and a Philosopher People. It has
been pointed out that the
basic furnishings that tran-sform
an auditorium into a
synagogue are a book (To-rah)
and a book case (ark)
that holds the book. The
religious leader earns his
position by virtue of gradu-ation
from a school (yeshi-vah)
and his ordination is
an academic degree (rab-bi).
We are eminently a re-ligion
of the mind and our
piety is based on our learn-ing.
All this is true, but I
submit that t h e r e i n is
the heart of our predica-ment.
We are a civilization
based upon knowledge and
learning but our people are
by and large neither Jew-ishly
learned or knowledg-
J U L I U S FLIGELMAN able.
* * *
Is it not obvious to you as it is me that a Univer-sity
of Judaism is indispensable to provide that intel-lectual
ferment, that flow of ideas, without which Ju-daism
for all its vibrant past can be only a sterile pres-ent?
Judaism must regain its intellectual relevance.
But this is not enough. Knowledge by itself, in my
opinion, is not redemptive. A person who knows does
not necessarily live by his knowledge. Knowledge to
have motive power must be imbedded in an environ-ment
charged with conviction and enthusiasm for Jew-ish
life. To use an analogy from physiology there must
be a blood stream that can carry the intellectual nutri-ents
through the arteries and veins of the Jewish body
politic. * * *
This blood stream can be defined as emotional rel-evance.
It is found in an environment in which Juda-ism
is taught, but can also be caught; where Judaism is
studied, not as an abstract, esoteric, theoretical branch
of scholarship but as a living civilization; where a pro-gram
of studies adds up, not to a curriculum but to a
way of life.
Intellectual and emotional relevance to the life of
our times. This is what Judaism must aspire to attain,
and this is what the University of Judaism must help
to achieve.
MEMORABLE EVENT — William Zecken-dorf
(second from left), one of world's
greatest real estate operators, who assem-bled
site of United Nations, discusses
Southland's future at dinner given for him
at Beverly Hilton as benefit for University
of Judaism. With him (from left) are Bev-erly
Hills attorney Harvey Silbert, dinner
chairman; Westside builder Nathan Krems,
co-chairman, and Hollywood area builder
Saul Pick, who is also a member of board
of overseers.
FRIENDS OF CAMP RAM AH
TO HONOR HARRY FRIEDMAN
Plans to honor Harry Friedman, a founder and current president of Camp Raman in
Ojai, for his "remarkable contribution to every phase of Jewish life both in Los Angeles
and Israel" were announced by Ben J. Lax, chairman of the board of directors of Ra-mah.
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"We are planning a book in tri-bute
in honor of Olga and Many
Friedman," Lax announced. "We
are anxious for Los Angeles Jewry
to know more fully the inspiring
story of this devoted, generous,
warm-heated couple and what
their presence has meant to us
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Heads of the still expanding tri- Hf "•** TIllHPi^lPlIlfflMP^ Jill^MHl'* .*?*• HI
bute committee include Lax as
chairman and Allen Ziegler and
Harold Easton, vice chairmen.
OTHER MEMBERS
Members include Henry Brand-ler,
Sam Farkas, Joseph Flamm,
Dr. Gerald Freeman, Matthew
Berman, Dr. Joseph Backlar, Vic-tor
Horwitz, Maurice Friedman,
Aaron Neidorf, Seymour Neuman,
Rabbi Jacob Pressman, Mrs. Roy
Poders, Harry Maizlish, Dr. Jacob
Sokol, Sam Smotrich, ' Al Wolf,
Dr. Max Vorspan, Max Zimmer,
Joe Schwartzman and Mrs. Ed-ward
Simon.
Lax said that "because of the
Friedmans' self-effacing nature,
their boundless gifts and remark- ,
able philanthropy have gone vir- The International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel
tually unheralded in our commun- Was magnificently alive with the presence of 1200 women
ity, and we know that their many! representing 54 Sisterhoods of the Pacific Southwest Branch
friends will want to join us in ! of National Women's League ofr- Franklin Murphy, Chan- Torah Fund was presented to
_________ jcellor of UCLA and the recipient, ' Mrs. Julius Nyrin, Branch Finan-i
last yeir. of an honorary Doctor- ' cial Secretary, by the Branch
ate of Humane Letters fri rr, the ! President, Mrs. Jules Wail.
HONORED GUEST—UCLA Chancellor Franklin Murphy
chats with leaders of National Women's League at Feb. 7
Torah Fund Luncheon held at the Beverly Hilton. Left to
right are Mrs. David Kuris, Torah Fund regional chairman;
Mrs. Betty Wagner, program chairman; Dr. Murphy, and
Mrs. Jules Wail, branch president.
HARRY FRIEDMAN
University of Judaism. Dr. Mur-phy
brought a profound message
on the subject of "The Ethical and
the Intellectual- Siamese Twins",
emphasizing the important role of
both the secular school and the
school of theology.
Sam Jaffe, distinguished star
| of stage, screen and television re-galed
the audience with "Haim-esha
Maiselach"—readings of Yid-
|dish humor; and Cantor Allan
Michelson of the Valley Jewish
Community Center and Temple
thrii!e
history faculty participated Thurs-day,
March 21, in the llth and
final lecture of the series on "Ex-tremism
in American Life" spon-sored
by the University of Juda-ism's
Earl Warren Institute of
Ethics and Human Relations.
Speakers on the subject, "Ex-tremists
in Uniform: A Compara-tive
View of Military Institutions
and the National Politics of
France, Latin American, the So-viet
Union and the United States,"
included Profs. Earl Glauert, Hans
Rogger, Eugen Weber and Har-old
M. Hyman. Prof. Hyman also
is moderator of the successful lec-ture
series.
Earlier lectures in the series
have touched upon extremism in
religion, national security, vigil-antism,
philosophy, politics, art
and architecture, regionalism, rad-icalism
and mass media, with
prominent authorities in each area
brought to the rostrum from all
parts of the nation.
NOTED SPEAKERS
Lecturers included Prof. Mich-ael
Scriven, Indiana University;
Dr. Bernard Brodie, RAND Corp.;
Prof. David Chalmers, University
PROF. HAROLD HYMAN
. . . moderator of aeries . . .
of Florida; Prof. David Eitzen,
Claremont; Prof. Arnold Kauf-man,
University of Michigan;
Prof. John Jacobus, U. C. at Berk-eley;
Prof. Page Smith, UCLA:
Prof. Frank Vandiver, Rice Uni-versity;
Philip Kerby, editor of
Frontier.
ISIDORE FAMILIAN-'CROWN OF A GOOD NAME'
By BEN J. LAX
Throughout the ages Jew-ish
tradition has steadfast-ly
maintained that of all the
crowns worn by men - - the
crown of a good name stands
supreme.
The bearer of such a distin-guished
name, Isadore Familian,
is vice-chairman of the Univer-sity
of Judaism where he has
been active since its founding.
Son of a belover leader of Los
Angeles Jewry, David Familian,
whose benefactions blessed just
about every worthwhile Jewish
cause in Southern California,
Isadore and his late devoted
brother George followed passion-ately
in their father's footsteps.
Isadore points with pride to a
handsome portrait of his father
which hangs in his office. "I
owe it all to him. His inspiration
fills my life as it did my broth-er
George's," he said simply.
"My father told us—'Never turn
away any request for help for a
good cause'—and we never
have."
BUSINESS LEADER
President of Price, Pfister and
Brass and Manufacturing Com-pany,
Familian numbers more
than 20 corporations of which
he is either an officer or board
member. His latest post is board
ISIDORE FAMILIAN
. . . continues tradition . . .
member of the newly opened
Commonwealth Bank.
Despite the press of business
demands, he makes time for
serving as vice president of
Sportsmen for City of Hope,
board member of City of Hope,
division chairman for March of
Dimes, chairman of Iron and
Steel Division of Community
Chest, perennial member of Ad-visory
Cabinet of UJA, former
chairman for five years of UJA's
Construction Division, chairman
of UJA Plumbing Division,
former president of his congre-gation-
Valley Jewish Commun-ity
Center, and the list goes on
and on.
With all the responsibilities
of both business and communal
affairs Isadore Familian main-tains
a tradition of thoughtful-ness
that endears him to all who
know him. His little encourag-ing
and appreciative notes to
friends and co-workers are a
warm reminder of the remark-ably
fine human being he truly
is. No person too small, no kind
act too trivial for his prompt,
warm acknowledgement.
ALL CREEDS
Born in Chicago and raised
and educated in Los Angeles, he
has brought to his business the
same intense love of humanity
that marked his father's life.
"Before our family owned
Price, Pfister," he said, "its em-ployees
were restricted to one
national group. Today, our 700
employees include people of ev-ery
race, creed and national or-igin.
We have also pioneered in
the employment of the physical-ly
handicapped. We have 30 such
employees, including six who are
sightless. They all do a wonder-ful
job."
(Continued on Page 4)-
Page 4 UNIVERSITY OF JUDAISM NEWS-BULLETIN March 24, 1963
Mrs. Unger Named President
of Fine Arts Women's Group
NEW WOMEN'S GROUP — Leaders of newly organized
University Women in School of Fine Arts go over plans
with Dr. Max Vorspan, school director. Seated left to right
are Mrs. Ray Westen, member of the board; Mrs. Bernard
Davidson, vice chairman of the school's Board of Gover-nors,
and Mrs. Oliver Unger, president. Event occurred at
Unger home.
San Francisco Reports Rise
in Varied Types of Activity
Since January 1, Max Co-hen,
formerly an executive
director of the Zionist Orga-nization
of America, has taken
over the directorship of the San
Francisco branch and has revital-ized
the United Synagogue office
in that city. An executive council
has been created and active com-mittees
are at work reuniting the
Conservative congregations within
the city and beyond.
A special committe for the hold-ing
of an educational conference j
is under the chairmanship of Louis j
Cherin of Congregation Beth Is-rael,
San Francisco. His commit-
Blumenthal and Dr. Henry Bern-stein;
Affiliation: Ezra Battat,
Max Barash, Arthur Zimmerman
and Arthur LeBow; Youth: Sey-mour
Hertz; Adult Education:
Ben Blumenthal, Louis Cherin;
Conference: Louis Cherin and Dr.
Jacob Margoliash; Finance: Jesse
Levin and Philip Steiner.
Fligelman Named
For Liberty Award
Julius Fligelman, chairman of
the university's board of overseers,
has been selected by Temple Beth
tee has received approval of theiZion to reCeive the coveted Pass-
The School of Fine Arts an-nounces
the formation of the
University Women. Under the
presidency of Mrs. Oliver Unger,
a group of women devoted to the
development of the arts in Jewish
life have organized the University
Women in the School of Fine Arts
of the University of Judaism.
The purpose of the society will
be: to help provide for scholar-ships
and for the improvement of
physical facilities; to assist in the
growth of the student body; to un-dertake
a program of self-expres-sion
in thp arts by thp members;
and 1o help sponsor dramatic pro-ductions,
concerts, exhibits, and
other cultural activities.
Other officers of the University
Women include: Mrs. Julius Flig-elman,
Mrs. Max Vorspan, Mrs.
Jack M. Ostrow, Mrs. Seymour L.
Cole, Mrs. Henry Sherman, Mrs.
David Dortort and Mrs. Ted Post.
The first formal meeting of the
society was scheduled for Monday,
March 25. Women interested are
invited to call the office of the
School of Fine Arts at the Univer-sity
of Judaism.
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Council on Radio and TV
executive council to hold the first
annual conference at Camp Ram-over-
Liberty Award.
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